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Sustainability-In-Tech : Geothermal Plant Delivers Power After 23-Month Build
Fervo Energy has begun commercial electricity generation at its Cape Station development in Utah, completing its first power facility in 23 months and demonstrating how underground heat could provide dependable renewable energy as demand for electricity grows. GeoBlock The first generating unit, which Fervo calls a GeoBlock, reached commercial operation […]
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Video Update : Dots Explained And How To Create Them
In this video update, we explain what Dots are, how these AI agents in ChatGPT can carry on working on tasks while you’re busy elsewhere, and how to create your own. https://player.mediadelivery.net/play/707308/91ec4adf-739c-4d1e-a647-2a92a9ff213f
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Tech Tip : Share Just The PDF Pages Someone Needs
If someone only needs a few pages from a lengthy PDF, Google Chrome lets you save those pages as a separate document, making reports, instructions and supporting information easier to share. How To Do It Your original PDF remains unchanged. Use the page positions shown in the preview, which may […]
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Featured Article: Google Gives Gemini A Human Face
Google has introduced animated and lifelike avatars for Gemini’s live conversations, giving businesses a way to put a talking face on AI services while raising questions about whether a more convincing appearance could encourage customers to trust answers they should question. What Has Google Introduced? Announced on 24 September, Gemini […]
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Tech Insight: ChatGPT Dominates AI Website Referrals
With ChatGPT accounting for 95.1 per cent of AI referrals measured by BrightEdge in August, in this Tech Insight we examine why its lead is growing, how AI is influencing purchasing decisions and what businesses should do to make themselves easier to find. What Does The 95.1 Per Cent Mean? […]
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Tech News: Gemini Starts Making Calls For Customers
Google is testing a Gemini feature that can telephone businesses, ask questions and arrange bookings on a customer’s behalf, potentially saving people time while requiring businesses to decide how they handle conversations with an AI assistant. What Is Google Testing? The feature, called Call for Me, allows Gemini to handle […]
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Tech News: Starlink Satellites Become A ‘Planetary Barometer’
Astronomer Dr Tony Phillips is using satellite tracking data to monitor changes in Earth’s upper atmosphere, turning Starlink and other satellite fleets into an unexpected measuring tool that could help explain the conditions affecting spacecraft hundreds of kilometres above us. Why Watch Satellites Sink? Satellites may appear to travel through […]
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Company Check: Microsoft Gives Copilot Coding And An Always-On Agent
Microsoft has announced a redesigned Copilot app that can build software and keep working while users are away, bringing AI further into everyday business operations while raising questions about permissions, costs and responsibility when delegated work goes wrong. What Is Changing? The new experience brings together Home, Code and Autopilot, […]
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Security Stop-Press: Deepfake Calls Target Employees
Gartner found that 41 per cent of surveyed cybersecurity leaders reported deepfake incidents involving employee audio calls, while 36 per cent reported video-call incidents. Its March–May 2026 survey covered 297 leaders reporting on the previous year, without establishing how many attacks succeeded. Email phishing or business email compromise affected 79 […]
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Sustainability-In-Tech: AI Boom Could Leave An E-Waste Trail Around Earth
The expansion of AI could leave enough retired electronic equipment to fill shipping containers stretching six times around Earth, according to a new report warning that the technology’s environmental footprint extends far beyond electricity and water consumption. What Has The Report Found? The Basel Action Network (BAN), a non-profit organisation […]
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Video Update : How To Use ChatGPT Directly In Your M365 Apps
From tackling an awkward Excel formula to improving a Word document, here’s how to bring ChatGPT into your Microsoft 365 apps and put it to work on the task in front of you. https://player.mediadelivery.net/play/707308/ba99826c-6c27-46ed-937f-c1a713f8d6af
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Tech Tip : Give Vaguely Named Emails A Useful Subject
If important emails arrive with unhelpful subjects such as “Hello” or “Update”, classic Outlook lets you rename them, making them easier to identify and find later. Why Is This Useful? Adding a customer name, project reference or invoice number gives the message a more meaningful label. For example, changing “Documents” […]
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